American stars Foluke Akinradewo and Jordan Larson are glad they stayed for the Olympics

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Japan's Miyu Nagaoka spikes the ball as USA's Jordan Larson-Burbach attempts to block during the women's quarter-final volleyball match between Japan and USA at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 16, 2016.

The U.S. women's volleyball team is headed to the semifinals.

Team USA beat Japan 3-0 Tuesday in the quarterfinals.

They took the first set 26-16 then battled Japan to a 25-23 win in the second set. The U.S. won the third set 25-22.

They'll next play the winner of the Russia-Serbia game set for 5 p.m. ET.